jalap

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At Barrett’s apothecary, Eliza purchased jalap and Bohea tea.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Dr. Adam Kuhn called the mercury and jalap drink “a murderous dose” and said so in the newspapers.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

The bowels were kept open by jalap and the potassium bitartrate.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

I, myself, have found great benefit by it; and if it be good in its kind, it is the finest jalap upon earth.

From Augusta Triumphans Or, the Way to Make London the Most Flourishing City in the Universe by Defoe, Daniel

Lucas," he said, "Do you think, by any chance, that dose of jalap was too strong?

From Amusement Only by Marsh, Richard